Kawhi Leonard vs. Jayson Tatum Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jayson Tatum and Kawhi Leonard, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.
Kawhi Leonard played 12 years in the NBA, 5 more than Jayson Tatum, who played 7. Kawhi Leonard had the first of his seasons in 2011-12, while Jayson Tatum had his rookie season in 2017-18. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.
Their Careers |
Player |
Total Seasons |
Playoffs Played |
NBA Years |
Kawhi Leonard |
12 |
11 |
2011-12 to 2023-24 |
Jayson Tatum |
7 |
7 |
2017-18 to 2023-24 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kawhi Leonard |
64 |
24.0 |
7.9 |
1.6 |
3.5 |
5.1 |
1.1 |
1.3 |
0.4 |
0.7 |
1.4 |
3.1 |
6.3 |
.493 |
0.6 |
1.7 |
.376 |
1.1 |
1.4 |
.773 |
Jayson Tatum |
80 |
30.5 |
13.9 |
0.6 |
4.4 |
5.0 |
1.6 |
1.0 |
0.7 |
1.4 |
2.1 |
5.0 |
10.4 |
.475 |
1.3 |
3.0 |
.434 |
2.7 |
3.2 |
.826 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kawhi Leonard |
14 |
27.1 |
8.6 |
1.3 |
4.6 |
5.9 |
0.6 |
1.2 |
0.4 |
0.9 |
1.6 |
3.2 |
6.4 |
.500 |
1.3 |
2.9 |
.450 |
0.9 |
1.1 |
.813 |
Jayson Tatum |
19 |
35.9 |
18.5 |
0.5 |
3.8 |
4.4 |
2.7 |
1.2 |
0.5 |
2.2 |
2.6 |
6.5 |
13.7 |
.471 |
1.2 |
3.7 |
.324 |
4.3 |
5.1 |
.845 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kawhi Leonard |
58 |
31.2 |
11.9 |
1.1 |
4.9 |
6.0 |
1.6 |
1.7 |
0.6 |
1.1 |
1.7 |
4.5 |
9.1 |
.494 |
1.1 |
3.0 |
.374 |
1.8 |
2.2 |
.825 |
Jayson Tatum |
79 |
31.1 |
15.7 |
0.9 |
5.2 |
6.0 |
2.1 |
1.1 |
0.7 |
1.5 |
2.1 |
5.9 |
13.1 |
.450 |
1.5 |
3.9 |
.373 |
2.5 |
2.9 |
.855 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kawhi Leonard |
21 |
36.9 |
13.5 |
2.4 |
6.7 |
9.0 |
1.0 |
1.8 |
0.5 |
1.1 |
1.9 |
5.5 |
10.0 |
.545 |
1.1 |
2.8 |
.390 |
1.5 |
2.3 |
.633 |
Jayson Tatum |
9 |
32.8 |
15.2 |
0.8 |
5.9 |
6.7 |
1.9 |
1.1 |
0.8 |
2.0 |
2.3 |
5.4 |
12.4 |
.438 |
1.1 |
3.4 |
.323 |
3.2 |
4.3 |
.744 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kawhi Leonard |
66 |
29.1 |
12.8 |
1.2 |
5.1 |
6.2 |
2.0 |
1.7 |
0.8 |
1.2 |
1.9 |
5.1 |
9.8 |
.522 |
1.0 |
2.8 |
.379 |
1.5 |
1.9 |
.802 |
Jayson Tatum |
66 |
34.3 |
23.4 |
1.0 |
6.0 |
7.0 |
3.0 |
1.4 |
0.9 |
2.3 |
2.1 |
8.4 |
18.6 |
.450 |
2.9 |
7.1 |
.403 |
3.8 |
4.7 |
.812 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kawhi Leonard |
23 |
32.0 |
14.3 |
1.3 |
5.4 |
6.7 |
1.7 |
1.7 |
0.6 |
1.3 |
2.9 |
5.3 |
10.4 |
.510 |
1.3 |
3.2 |
.419 |
2.3 |
3.1 |
.736 |
Jayson Tatum |
17 |
40.6 |
25.7 |
1.3 |
8.7 |
10.0 |
5.0 |
1.0 |
1.2 |
2.8 |
2.4 |
8.5 |
19.6 |
.434 |
2.8 |
7.4 |
.373 |
5.9 |
7.2 |
.813 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kawhi Leonard |
64 |
31.8 |
16.5 |
1.3 |
5.9 |
7.2 |
2.5 |
2.3 |
0.8 |
1.5 |
2.0 |
6.2 |
12.8 |
.479 |
1.0 |
3.0 |
.349 |
3.2 |
3.9 |
.802 |
Jayson Tatum |
64 |
35.8 |
26.4 |
0.8 |
6.6 |
7.4 |
4.3 |
1.2 |
0.5 |
2.7 |
1.9 |
9.5 |
20.6 |
.459 |
2.9 |
7.6 |
.386 |
4.6 |
5.3 |
.868 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kawhi Leonard |
7 |
35.7 |
20.3 |
1.9 |
5.6 |
7.4 |
2.6 |
1.1 |
0.6 |
2.1 |
2.6 |
7.4 |
15.6 |
.477 |
1.6 |
3.7 |
.423 |
3.9 |
5.0 |
.771 |
Jayson Tatum |
5 |
37.0 |
30.6 |
0.6 |
5.2 |
5.8 |
4.6 |
1.2 |
1.6 |
2.6 |
3.0 |
9.4 |
22.2 |
.423 |
2.8 |
7.2 |
.389 |
9.0 |
9.8 |
.918 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kawhi Leonard |
72 |
33.1 |
21.2 |
1.3 |
5.5 |
6.8 |
2.6 |
1.8 |
1.0 |
1.5 |
1.8 |
7.7 |
15.1 |
.506 |
1.8 |
4.0 |
.443 |
4.1 |
4.6 |
.874 |
Jayson Tatum |
76 |
35.9 |
26.9 |
1.1 |
6.9 |
8.0 |
4.4 |
1.0 |
0.6 |
2.9 |
2.3 |
9.3 |
20.6 |
.453 |
3.0 |
8.6 |
.353 |
5.3 |
6.2 |
.853 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kawhi Leonard |
10 |
33.9 |
22.5 |
1.4 |
4.9 |
6.3 |
2.8 |
2.6 |
1.4 |
1.6 |
2.1 |
8.3 |
16.6 |
.500 |
1.7 |
3.9 |
.436 |
4.2 |
5.1 |
.824 |
Jayson Tatum |
24 |
41.0 |
25.6 |
1.0 |
5.7 |
6.7 |
6.2 |
1.2 |
0.9 |
4.2 |
3.0 |
8.4 |
19.7 |
.426 |
3.2 |
8.2 |
.393 |
5.7 |
7.1 |
.800 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kawhi Leonard |
74 |
33.4 |
25.5 |
1.1 |
4.7 |
5.8 |
3.5 |
1.8 |
0.7 |
2.1 |
1.6 |
8.6 |
17.7 |
.485 |
2.0 |
5.2 |
.380 |
6.3 |
7.2 |
.880 |
Jayson Tatum |
74 |
36.9 |
30.1 |
1.1 |
7.7 |
8.8 |
4.6 |
1.1 |
0.7 |
2.9 |
2.2 |
9.8 |
21.1 |
.466 |
3.2 |
9.3 |
.350 |
7.2 |
8.4 |
.854 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kawhi Leonard |
12 |
35.8 |
27.7 |
1.6 |
6.2 |
7.8 |
4.6 |
1.7 |
0.5 |
2.2 |
1.8 |
8.8 |
16.8 |
.525 |
2.1 |
4.6 |
.455 |
7.9 |
8.5 |
.931 |
Jayson Tatum |
20 |
40.0 |
27.2 |
1.3 |
9.2 |
10.5 |
5.3 |
1.1 |
1.1 |
2.8 |
2.2 |
9.3 |
20.2 |
.458 |
2.7 |
8.2 |
.323 |
6.0 |
6.9 |
.876 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kawhi Leonard |
9 |
23.3 |
16.2 |
0.7 |
4.0 |
4.7 |
2.3 |
2.0 |
1.0 |
1.8 |
1.0 |
5.8 |
12.3 |
.468 |
1.2 |
3.9 |
.314 |
3.4 |
4.2 |
.816 |
Jayson Tatum |
74 |
35.7 |
26.9 |
0.9 |
7.2 |
8.1 |
4.9 |
1.0 |
0.6 |
2.5 |
2.0 |
9.1 |
19.3 |
.471 |
3.1 |
8.2 |
.376 |
5.6 |
6.7 |
.833 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kawhi Leonard |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jayson Tatum |
17 |
40.9 |
25.2 |
0.9 |
9.1 |
10.1 |
6.2 |
1.0 |
0.6 |
2.6 |
2.8 |
8.5 |
19.9 |
.426 |
2.2 |
7.5 |
.291 |
6.1 |
7.2 |
.846 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kawhi Leonard |
60 |
34.0 |
26.6 |
1.3 |
6.0 |
7.3 |
3.3 |
1.8 |
0.4 |
2.0 |
1.5 |
9.3 |
18.8 |
.496 |
1.9 |
5.0 |
.371 |
6.1 |
7.1 |
.854 |
Jayson Tatum |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kawhi Leonard |
24 |
39.1 |
30.5 |
2.3 |
6.8 |
9.1 |
3.9 |
1.7 |
0.7 |
3.1 |
2.3 |
10.1 |
20.7 |
.490 |
2.3 |
6.0 |
.379 |
8.0 |
9.0 |
.884 |
Jayson Tatum |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kawhi Leonard |
57 |
32.4 |
27.1 |
0.9 |
6.1 |
7.1 |
4.9 |
1.8 |
0.6 |
2.6 |
2.0 |
9.3 |
19.9 |
.470 |
2.2 |
5.7 |
.378 |
6.2 |
7.1 |
.886 |
Jayson Tatum |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kawhi Leonard |
13 |
39.3 |
28.2 |
1.8 |
7.5 |
9.3 |
5.5 |
2.3 |
0.8 |
2.5 |
2.2 |
10.1 |
20.6 |
.489 |
1.8 |
5.6 |
.329 |
6.2 |
7.2 |
.862 |
Jayson Tatum |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kawhi Leonard |
52 |
34.1 |
24.8 |
1.1 |
5.4 |
6.5 |
5.2 |
1.6 |
0.4 |
2.0 |
1.6 |
8.9 |
17.5 |
.512 |
1.9 |
4.9 |
.398 |
5.0 |
5.7 |
.885 |
Jayson Tatum |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kawhi Leonard |
11 |
39.3 |
30.4 |
2.0 |
5.7 |
7.7 |
4.4 |
2.1 |
0.8 |
2.2 |
2.6 |
11.1 |
19.4 |
.573 |
2.2 |
5.5 |
.393 |
6.0 |
6.8 |
.880 |
Jayson Tatum |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Note: Kawhi Leonard didn't play in 2021-22.
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kawhi Leonard |
52 |
33.6 |
23.8 |
1.1 |
5.4 |
6.5 |
3.9 |
1.4 |
0.5 |
1.7 |
1.6 |
8.6 |
16.8 |
.512 |
2.0 |
4.8 |
.416 |
4.7 |
5.4 |
.871 |
Jayson Tatum |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kawhi Leonard |
2 |
40.0 |
34.5 |
1.5 |
5.0 |
6.5 |
6.0 |
2.0 |
0.5 |
3.0 |
2.5 |
12.0 |
22.0 |
.545 |
3.0 |
5.0 |
.600 |
7.5 |
8.5 |
.882 |
Jayson Tatum |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kawhi Leonard |
68 |
34.3 |
23.7 |
1.2 |
4.9 |
6.1 |
3.6 |
1.6 |
0.9 |
1.8 |
1.4 |
9.0 |
17.1 |
.525 |
2.1 |
4.9 |
.417 |
3.7 |
4.2 |
.885 |
Jayson Tatum |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kawhi Leonard |
2 |
29.5 |
12.0 |
1.5 |
6.5 |
8.0 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
0.5 |
2.0 |
1.5 |
5.5 |
12.0 |
.458 |
0.0 |
2.5 |
.000 |
1.0 |
1.5 |
.667 |
Jayson Tatum |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |